To mark this year’s World Polio Day, Rotary International District 9111 and District 9112 held a joint- press conference to commemorate the day.

Past District Governor, Niji Raji, said Rotary has been involved in the fight against polio since 1979, by partnering with other bodies such as World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Global Polio Body Initiative.

Meanwhile, the Lagos Island Polio Eradication Awareness Walk was led by past Assistant Governor /, Chairman District Polio Plus Committee, Adenike Abdul-Azeez. She was supported by other presidents and club members.

Participants carried flags and banners, with inscriptions “End Polio now.” They walked through Obalende via Awolowo Road, before terminating at Dodan Barracks, where no fewer than 20  kids were immunised.

Abdul Azeez said that the motive behind the walk was solely to raise awareness and administer polio Vaccines to children as the goal was to keep polio at zero.

Rotary District Governor District 9111, Femi Adenekan DG, revealed that “Rotary has committed over $2.5 billion to eradicate polio only from Nigeria and worldwide over $2.5 billion children have been immunised.”

“As we all know, Polio has been eradicated from Nigeria, but we have to continually struggle to ensure that routine immunisation continues. This we have continually done and we are still doing.

Chairman Polio Committee District 9111, Jide Ogunjimi noted, “This event is to emphasise the need to continuously immunise our children between ages zero-five to stop the spread of polio.”

Ogunjimi added: “By 2029, our goal is to have completely eradicated polio from the surface of the earth.”